# Mithridanes — The Decameron character guide

> Mithridanes in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Quoth Mithridanes

**First appearance:** 0112-the-first-story

## Who they are

A wealthy young man whose envy of a famously generous rival curdles into a murderous scheme to outdo him in liberality.

## Relationships

### [Nathan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/nathan)

_rivalry_

Mithridanes is consumed by envy of Nathan's generosity and plots to kill him, but Nathan's humility transforms their conflict into a strange mutual admiration.

### [Nathan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/nathan)

_rivalry_

Mithridanes is consumed by envy of Nathan's generosity and plots to kill him, but Nathan's humility transforms their conflict into a strange mutual admiration.

### [Nathan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/nathan)

_rivalry_

Mithridanes is consumed by envy of Nathan's generosity and plots to kill him, but Nathan's humility transforms their conflict into a strange mutual admiration.

## In the story

### [The Third Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/chapters/the-third-story)

Envious of Nathan's fame, he plots to kill him but ultimately repents and becomes his friend.

## Links

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